The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2197
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
6:48 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3392
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 175.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 7.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.15° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.03° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.